GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
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| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |